Essence
"Essenz"
1975. Watercolor, acrylic, and ballpoint pen on paper
11 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (29.8 x 39.4 cm)
Inscribed lower center in watercolor: ESSENZ
Inscribed on nine areas of white acrylic in ballpoint pen: Ek-sistenz [ex-sistence]
Inscribed lower left in watercolor: für Julia [for Julia]
Purchase, The Barnett Newman Foundation Gift, 1995
1995.14.16

• Essenz

• Essenz and Ek-sistence

Essence/Ex-sistence
"Essenz /Ek-sistenz"
1975. Watercolor and gouache on paper
11 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (29.8 x 39.7 cm)
Inscribed upper right in gouache: Ek-sistenz
Inscribed lower center in watercolor: Essenz
Inscribed lower left in watercolor: für Julia [for Julia]
Purchase, The Barnett Newman Foundation Gift, 1995
1995.14.17

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